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<p>Both sides in the debate over a plan to regulate water levels in Lake Ontario are stepping up lobbying efforts. Plan 2014 pits property owners against environmentalists and sportsmen.<br /><br />At the center of the debate are wetlands, like the Lakeview Wildlife Management Area in South Sandy Creek.<br /><br />Bob Jordan is a sportsman who’s been boating, fishing and trapping in these streams and marshes all his life, and doesn’t see a healthy ecosystem when he looks across the marshy area near the shore of Lake Ontario.<br />Mon, 08 Sep 2014 13:18:11 +0000Ellen Abbott61492 at http://wrvo.orgLobbying increases on both sides of Lake Ontario water level planIJC backs Plan 2014 to control Lake Ontario water levelshttp://wrvo.org/post/ijc-backs-plan-2014-control-lake-ontario-water-levels
<p></p><p>The International Joint Commission says its recommendations to help restore some of the natural water levels on Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence Seaway will also benefit the lake's wetland wildlife. According to the commission, Plan 2014 will help Lake Ontario get closer to its natural ebb and flow throughout the year.<br /><br />Commissioner Dereth Glance says Plan 2014 strikes a balance between the current plan and the lakes original water levels about 60 years ago.<br />&nbsp;</p><p></p>Wed, 18 Jun 2014 10:24:47 +0000Gino Geruntino57488 at http://wrvo.orgIJC backs Plan 2014 to control Lake Ontario water levelsLake Ontario, St. Lawrence River pose concerns for IJChttp://wrvo.org/post/lake-ontario-st-lawrence-river-pose-concerns-ijc
<p>The organization responsible for regulating water levels on Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River is holding a series of public hearings in upstate New York and Canada this week, presenting a new management plan. The International Joint Commission, or IJC, attracted criticism for its last draft of the plan, called <a href="http://www.ijc.org/loslr/en/solution/">Bv7</a>, which aimed to alter water levels to decrease environmental damage around the Great Lake.<br>Wed, 17 Jul 2013 10:53:44 +0000Kate O'Connell & Gino Geruntino41199 at http://wrvo.orgLake Ontario, St. Lawrence River pose concerns for IJCAnother new St. Lawrence and Lake Ontario water levels planhttp://wrvo.org/post/another-new-st-lawrence-and-lake-ontario-water-levels-plan
<p>People along the St. Lawrence River and Lake Ontario will get a chance to weigh in on a new water levels plan next month.</p><p>Regulators say the plan, called “Plan 2014,” still helps the environment by returning more natural ebbs and flows to the water bodies. But they would have caused more shoreline damage on Lake Ontario.</p>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:16:42 +0000David Sommerstein39544 at http://wrvo.orgAnother new St. Lawrence and Lake Ontario water levels planRising concern about changes to Lake Ontario water levelshttp://wrvo.org/post/rising-concern-about-changes-lake-ontario-water-levels
<p>The water levels in Lake Ontario have a significant impact on the economic and environmental viability of harbors in upstate New York and Canada. As a result, a proposed plan to change the management of those water levels has raised some concerns in waterfront communities.Sat, 04 May 2013 09:58:00 +0000Kate O'Connell37250 at http://wrvo.orgRising concern about changes to Lake Ontario water levelsLake Ontario lawmakers ask Cuomo to halt IJC water levels planhttp://wrvo.org/post/lake-ontario-lawmakers-ask-cuomo-halt-ijc-water-levels-plan
<p>State lawmakers representing communities along the south shore of Lake Ontario are lining up against a plan to regulate water levels in the lake, and in the St. Lawrence River system.Thu, 14 Jun 2012 14:49:01 +0000Julie Grant20928 at http://wrvo.org